Baseball Defeats Xavier for First Win

Saturday, February 14

Spartanburg, S.C.

12:00 PM

Boston College

2-1

Xavier

1-1

Boston College

USC Upstate

Hernandez tallied a career-high four RBIs and four runs.

February 14, 2015 | Baseball

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Feb. 14, 2015

Box Score

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Boston College 14, Xavier 7
Records: Boston College (1-1), Xavier (1-1)
Location: Harley Park in Spartanburg, S.C.
BC Starting Lineup:
1.       Gabriel Hernandez – CF
2.       Blake Butera – 2B
3.       Joe Cronin – 3B
4.       Chris Shaw – RF
5.       Michael Strem – 1B
6.       Johnny Adams – SS
7.       Logan Hoggarth – LF
8.       Nick Sciortino – C
9.       Nick Colucci – DH
Starting Pitcher: RHP Jeff Burke
Xavier Starting Lineup:
1.       Joe Forney – 1B
2.       Daniel Rizzie – DH
3.       Derek Hasenbeck – 3B
4.       Patrick Jones – LF
5.       Andre Jernigan – SS
6.       Joe Gellenbeck – RF
7.       Rylan Bannon – 2B
8.       Nate Soria – C
9.       Tim O’Connor - CF
Starting Pitcher: LHP Trent Astle
 
BC HIGHLIGHTS
·         Sophomore Michael Strem tallied three doubles and drove in two in a 3-for-6 outing.
·         Juniors Chris Shaw and Gabriel Hernandez notched their first home runs of the season – a solo shot for Shaw and a three-run homer for Hernandez.
·         Hernandez led the way with a career-high four RBIs and four runs on the day, going 2-for-6 with a double.
·         Sophomore RHP Mike King threw the final 2.1 innings, allowed just one hit and struck out a four in his first save of the season.
 
KEY PLAYS
·         While the two teams battled back and forth for the first five innings, the Eagles broke a 4-4 tie in the sixth and did not look back.
·         With RHP Brandon Johnson on the mound and two down, Hernandez and senior Blake Butera hit back-to-back doubles to score two. Strem drove in two more with a double to center.
·         While the Musketeers came within three in the seventh, King shut down them down and the Eagles scored four more to protect the victory.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
·         Shaw led off the second with his first home run of the season to break open the game’s scoring.
·         The Musketeers struck back by scoring two in the bottom of the inning to take the lead. Andre Jernigan led off with a single and Rylan Bannon was hit by a pitch to put two on. Tim O’Connor plated both runners with double to left center.
·         Xavier added a run with two outs in the third as Patrick Jones knocked one up the middle, which sophomore shortstop Johnny Adams knocked down but could not beat the runner at first, and Jernigan followed with an RBI triple to right.
·         Hernandez put the Eagles back on top, 4-3, with one swing of the bat in the fourth. Junior Logan Hoggarth and sophomore Nick Sciortino tallied one-out singles and with two down, Hernandez belted one over the wall in right center for a three-run homer.
·         The Musketeers came right back to tie the game in the bottom of the frame on a two-out solo shot by Joe Forney.
·         The Eagles put four on the board in the sixth to take a commanding 8-4 lead with Johnson on the mound. With two down and a runner on second, Hernandez knocked one to the wall in right to bring the tie game. Butera followed with a double of his own to score Hernandez. Junior Joe Cronin was hit by a pitch and Shaw drew a walk to load the bases for Strem, who nailed one to center, scoring Butera and Cronin.
·         BC added two more in the seventh facing right-hander Damien Jackson. With runners on first and second, Cronin singled to center to plate one and Shaw followed with a base hit of his own to make it a 10-4.
·         With redshirt junior Tyler Hinchliffe on the mound and runners on second and third, pinch hitter Blaine Griffiths hit a blooper to left center to score one. Rylan Bannon followed with a base hit to left before Hinchliffe tallied two outs. Forney knocked one up the middle that Adams knocked down, but his flip to second was late, allowing a third run to score.
·         The Eagles tacked on four in the eighth to finish off the scoring. Pinch hitter Stephen Sauter plated a run on a single and Sciortino came around from second on a kicked ball by the second baseman off Hernandez’s bat. With the bases loaded, Cronin drew a walk to bring in a run and Shaw grounded out to first to make it 14-7.
 
OF RECORD
Winning Pitcher: Fernandes (1-0): 2 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 2 K
Save: King (1): 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 4 K
Losing Pitcher: Johnson (0-1): 0.2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K
 
TEAM LEADERS
Boston College
Hits: 3, Strem (3-for-6, 3 2B)
Runs: 4, Hernandez
RBIs: 4, Hernandez
Stolen Bases: 1, Hernandez, Colucci
Strikeouts: 4, Burke, King
 
Xavier
Hits: 4, Jernigan (4-for-5, 2 2B, 1 3B)
Runs: 2, Jones, Jernigan
RBIs: 2, Forney, O’Connor
Stolen Bases: 2, Jernigan
Strikeouts: 6, Astle
 
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
·         Five Eagles recorded at least two hits and four drove in two or more runs.
·         The last time an Eagle hit three doubles in a game was when Tom Bourdon belted three at Clemson on March 18, 2012.
·         Starting pitcher junior RHP Jeff Burke went four innings, allowed seven hits, four runs, two walks and struck out four.
·         Xavier’s starter Astle pitched five innings, allowed seven hits, four runs, two walks and struck out six.
 
 